Spaghetti With Chicken And Green Olive Sauce

Recipe Ingredients

1 lb	454g / 16oz	Chicken breast - split
		(or 1 1/2 cups shredded cooked chicken) - see * Note
2		Smoked bacon - cut in small squares
1		Onion - peeled and chopped (large)
1		Garlic clove - minced or pressed (large)
1 teaspoon	5ml	Dried basil - crumbled
1 teaspoon	5ml	Dried oregano - crumbled
1 teaspoon	5ml	Ground cumin
1 teaspoon	5ml	Salt
1/4 teaspoon	1.3ml	Black pepper, freshly ground
1/4 cup	15g / 0.5oz	All-purpose flour
1/4 cup	59ml	Dry sherry or white wine
1/2 cup	118ml	Sliced pimiento-stuffed green olives
6 tablespoons	90ml	Chopped fresh parsley
1/2 lb	227g / 8oz	Thin spaghetti or vermicelli
2 oz	56g	Coarsely shredded medium Cheddar cheese - to 4 ounces

Recipe Instructions

* Note: If using pre-cooked chicken you will also need 2 cups of chicken broth to complete this recipe.

Put the chicken breast in a heavy medium pot; add 2 cups of cold water. Cover and bring to a boil over moderate heat. Lower the heat and simmer until cooked through to the center when cut with a knife, 15 to 18 minutes. Take out and let cool slightly on a plate. Pull off and discard the skin and bones; tear the meat into coarse shreds. Reserve the broth. (If starting with cooked chicken and canned broth, measure and reserve until needed.)

Put the bacon in a heavy medium skillet and cook over moderate heat until crisp and golden brown, 3 to 5 minutes. Add the onion and saute to soften and lightly brown, 3 to 5 minutes. Add the garlic, basil, oregano, cumin, salt, and pepper; saute for 1 minute. Stir in the flour (the mixture will be dry) and cook for 1 minute, stirring. Add the 2 cups broth and the sherry or wine. Stirring constantly, bring to a boil; simmer for a minute, until thick. Stir in the olives, 1/4 cup of the parsley, and the shredded chicken; return to the boil, remove from the heat, and cover to keep hot.

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil over high heat. Drop in the spaghetti. Stirring constantaly, quickly return to the boil. Stirring frequently, boil until tender but firm to the bite, according to package directions. Drain in a colander and dump into a big bowl. Add the sauce and toss. Add 1/2 cup of the cheese and quickly toss. Serve topped the remaining 2 tablespoons parsley and additional Cheddar if desired. This recipe serves 2 as a main course, 4 as a pasta course.

Source:
THE WHOLE CHICKEN COOKBOOK by Jim Fobel (c) 1992 - Ballantine Books, a division of Random House, New York - 400 pages - $12.00 - As reprinted in the May/Jun, 1993 issue of Cookbook Digest

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